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Missouri car accident lawyers at Tolbert Beadle & Musgrave are asked about the news of car accident fatalities dropping statewide in 2013 to the lowest level since 1947.

All drivers must remember to keep Missouri roads safe in 2014 and beyond. Even one fatality per year is one too many.

Springfield, MO (PRWEB)February 24, 2014

A news report states that the number of traffic fatalities in Missouri in 2013 reached the lowest figure in 66 years, a statistic welcomed by Springfield MO personal injury lawyer Terry A. Tolbert, a founding partner of Tolbert Beadle & Musgrave, LLC.

“This is great news for all drivers in Missouri,” Tolbert said. “A reduction in the number of fatal car accidents in Missouri benefits everyone. We have handled many difficult car accident cases involving serious injuries and fatalities, so we know how devastating these accidents can be on families. All drivers must remember to keep Missouri roads safe in 2014 and beyond. Even one fatality per year is one too many.”

A total of 741 people died in motor vehicle accidents in Missouri in 2013, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol as quoted in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch article. That figure represents 85 fewer fatalities than in 2012, when 826 people died in motor vehicle accidents statewide. The number of people who died in car accidents in 2013 was the lowest since 1947, when 683 people died in motor vehicle accidents in Missouri, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.

Drivers in Missouri should continue to operate responsibly to reduce the number of fatal motor vehicle accidents statewide in 2014 even further, according to Springfield MO auto accident attorney William Thomas Beadle, a partner at Tolbert Beadle & Musgrave law firm.

“Police officers can only do so much to prevent accidents from happening,” Beadle said. “While it’s certainly good news to see traffic fatalities drop, we know at our firm that accidents still happen every day because of driver negligence. Even the most responsible drivers can get into serious accidents through no fault of their own. If you have been injured or a loved one was injured or killed, you should see the advice of legal counsel. An attorney can help pursue compensation for your losses and send a message that careless behavior will not be tolerated.”